Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 10
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| December 10, 1789 |
William Pierce, who represented the state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention, dies bankrupt in Savannah, Georgia
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William Pierce |
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
| December 10, 1790 |
Elbert County created
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Samuel Elbert |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Elbert County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1790 |
Columbia County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Columbia County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Jasper County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jasper County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Baldwin County reduced and expanded
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Telfair County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Telfair County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Jones County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jones County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Laurens County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Laurens County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Morgan County created
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Daniel Morgan |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Morgan County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Putnam County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Putnam County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Randolph County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Randolph County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1812 |
Emanuel County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Emanuel County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1836 |
Ignatius Few granted charter for college named for his friend John Emory
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Ignatius Few |
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Emory University |
| December 10, 1858 |
Quitman County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Quitman County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1864 |
The Daily Intelligencer returns to Atlanta from Macon
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| December 10, 1892 |
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery (Alabama) Railroad is placed into receivership
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 10, 1895 |
City of Douglas incorporated
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Coffee County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1938 |
"The Burning of Atlanta" is filmed on backlots of MGM, in Los Angeles, California
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Gone With The Wind
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| December 10, 1946 |
Two members of the Colombians describe in detail the activities of the group to an anti-Nazi group
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The Colombians |
| December 10, 1961 |
Charles Sherrod and 7 members of the Southern Negro Christian Conference take the Central Georgia Railroad Atlanta to Albany to test the Interstate Commerce Commissions ruling desegregating all bus and train traffic. The test drew a crowd in Albany, which was dispersed under the order of Police Chief Laurie Pritchett. |
| December 10, 1964 |
Martin Luther King accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway |
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Martin Luther King
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| December 10, 1967 |
Singer Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin
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Otis Redding |
| December 10, 2002 |
Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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Jimmy Carter |
| December 10, 2002 |
Morris Brown College loses accreditation
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| December 10, 2003 |
Police talk with Bobby Brown about the attack on his wife Whitney Houston earlier in the week
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Whitney Houston
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Whitney Houston hit by Bobby Brown |
| December 10, 2007 |
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson orders Michael Vick, convicted on charge of conspiracy in connection with a dogfighting enterprise known as "Bad Newz Kennels" from 2001 through April 2007, to 23 months in jail. |
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Michael Vick |
| December 10, 2007 |
Bobby Petrino resigns as Atlanta Falcons coach with a 3-10 record. |
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